Meaning & use
Hosepipe
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A flexible tube used, especially in gardens, to carry water for watering plants or washing things.
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During the drought, a hosepipe ban was introduced across the region.
He rolled up the hosepipe after watering the flower beds.
A note on using this word
Hosepipe is chiefly British English; American English typically just says "hose" for the same object.
Words with a similar meaning
garden hose
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